CronoDAS comments on Consequentialism FAQ - Less Wrong
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Desire utilitarianism doesn't replace preferences with desires, it replaces actions with desires. It's not a consequentialist system; it's actually a type of virtue ethics. When confronted with the "fat man" trolley problem, it concludes that there are good agents that would push the fat man and other good agents that wouldn't. You should probably avoid mentioning it.
Thank you. That makes more sense than the last explanation of it I read.